Beauvallon, Rhône
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Beauvallon (French pronunciation: [bovalɔ̃]) is a rural commune in the Rhône department, central-eastern France. It is just west of the city of Givors, on the border with the Metropolis of Lyon.
Beauvallon | |
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Parc du Clos Souchon | |
 Location of Beauvallon | |
  Beauvallon  Beauvallon | |
| Coordinates: 45°35′12″N 4°41′45″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Rhône |
| Arrondissement | Lyon |
| Canton | Mornant |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays Mornantais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Gougne[1] |
Area 1 | 24.85 km2 (9.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 4,260 |
| • Density | 171/km2 (444/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 69179 /69700 |
| Website | www |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
The commune was established on 1 January 2018 by merger of the former communes of Saint-Andéol-le-Château (the seat), Chassagny and Saint-Jean-de-Touslas.[3]
Population
Population data refer to the area corresponding with the commune as of January 2025.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,286 | — |
| 1975 | 1,546 | +2.67% |
| 1982 | 1,868 | +2.74% |
| 1990 | 2,456 | +3.48% |
| 1999 | 3,059 | +2.47% |
| 2007 | 3,451 | +1.52% |
| 2012 | 3,757 | +1.71% |
| 2017 | 4,013 | +1.33% |
| 2023 | 4,260 | +1.00% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
